Statistics for Deadliest Shipwrecks in Australian History

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Year	Location	Death toll	Vessel	% Correct
1943	North Stradbroke Island, QLD	268	AHS Centaur	75%
1911	Great Barrier Reef, QLD	122	SS Yongala	50%
1629	Abrolhos Islands, WA	125+	Batavia	25%
1845	King Island, TAS	406	Cataraqui	25%
1857	Port Jackson, NSW	121	Dunbar	25%
1835	D'Entrecasteaux Channel, TAS	133	George III	25%
1964	Jervis Bay, NSW	82	HMAS Voyager	25%
1878	Shipwreck coast, VIC	53	Loch Ard	25%
1835	King Island, TAS	224	Neva	25%
1890	Cape York, QLD	133	RMS Quetta	25%
1859	Limestone Coast, SA	89	SS Admella	25%
1866	Newcastle, NSW	60	SS Cawarra	25%
1912	Coast near Broome, WA	158	SS Koombana	25%
1622	Monte Bello Islands, WA	93	Tryall	25%
1712	Coast near Murchison River, WA	286	Zuytdorp	25%
1726	WA	212	Aagtekerke	0%
1874	King Island, TAS	79	British Admiral	0%
1886	Green Cape, NSW	71	Ly-Ee-Moon	0%
1896	Brisbane, QLD	50	Pearl	0%
1875	Ayr, QLD	112	SS Gothenburg	0%
1656	Ledge Point, WA	186	Vergulde Draeck	0%
1727	Houtman Abrolhos Islands, WA	60	Zeewyk	0%